亚洲网紅露点

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lighthouse

[ lahyt-hous ]

noun

plural lighthouses
  1. a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.
  2. either of two cylindrical metal towers placed forward on the forecastle of the main deck of a sailing ship, to house the port and starboard running lights.


lighthouse

/ 藞濒补瑟迟藢丑补蕣蝉 /

noun

  1. a fixed structure in the form of a tower equipped with a light visible to mariners for warning them of obstructions, for marking harbour entrances, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lighthouse1

First recorded in 1655鈥65; light 1 + house
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Canada regularly dispatches maintenance workers to Machias Seal Island to check on an automated lighthouse 鈥 evidence, they say, of their control.

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The coastguard recently urged people to stay away from cliff edges and bases after a large crack opened up near the Belle Tout lighthouse at Beachy Head.

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Tommy travelled, as a lighthouse keeper, while for much of her working life Violet was on the night shift in local hospitals.

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The crack stretches a couple of metres along a section of cliffs close to the Belle Tout lighthouse at Beachy Head near Eastbourne.

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鈥楥alifornia鈥檚 climate goals and our air quality progress have been a beacon for the world, and gutting these EPA rules is like punching holes in that lighthouse.鈥

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